A year ago,
I wrote a review for
Quill: A Letter-Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player. In my positive review for this enjoyable game, I mentioned that I had some ideas for some new mechanics for this fun creative writing RPG. I also said that I thought a
Quill scenario placed within a fantasy setting would make for a fascinating game. In fact, my exact words were "I can see myself cobbling together a few scenarios of my own to share with the
Quill-playing public in the future!" And so, after a year of noodling with the rules and designing the setting and scenarios, I have released my very own
Quill supplement!
Your homelands are in turmoil.
Ten long years ago, Gorkill the Ruthless and his
armies invaded The Empire of Edhen. The kingdom was unprepared for such swift
brutality, and the crown was overthrown within days. Princess Elyn, the
remaining heir to the throne, barely escaped the carnage thanks to the quick
thinking of Sir Erik the Bold, the palace’s last-surviving champion.
For 5 years, Sir Erik has been formulating a plan to
take back the kingdom, and it’s finally time for action. For his gambit to
work, he requires the services of four persons with very specialized talents: a
warrior stout of heart, a rogue deft in slight-of-hand, an expert underworld
explorer, and a sorcerer of immense arcane powers. You are Sir Erik’s scribe,
gifted with a flair for language; Sir Erik has passed the responsibly for
recruiting his team onto you.
Your research has revealed four individuals who would
be perfect for Sir Erik’s quest. You now need to convince each of them to join
your master’s crusade to reclaim the lands of Edhen from the grips of Gorkill.
And so you now sit down to write four very important dispatches to four very
powerful adventurers…
In
Quill Quest: The Warlord's Downfall, you’re responsible for writing four letters in an
attempt to recruit four adventurers to Sir Erik’s cause: Britha the Warrior,
Kamron the Rogue, Roinan the Dwarf, and Bartholomew the Wizard. After receiving
your letters, will they join your quest? Have your words motivated them to
offer additional benefits to the team? Or have your words insulted and enraged
them so much that they are driven to sabotage any future letters you’ve
written?
